Senior Arboricultural Consultant

Ocean to Earth Recruitment is proud to be supporting a leading environmental and arboricultural consultancy in their search for a Senior Arboricultural Consultant to join their growing team in Manchester.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced arboricultural professional to work on a diverse range of projects across planning, development and environmental consultancy. The role offers the chance to contribute to high-quality technical work while also supporting business development and mentoring junior colleagues.

The organisation offers a progressive and collaborative working culture, including a 4-day working week with full salary, providing employees with greater work–life balance while maintaining competitive pay and career development opportunities.

The Role

As a Senior Arboricultural Consultant, you will play a key role in managing and delivering arboricultural consultancy services across a wide variety of projects.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing projects from initial enquiry and fee proposal through to delivery and client feedback

• Undertaking BS5837 tree surveys and providing technical advice on planning and development projects

• Preparing and delivering Arboricultural Impact Assessments and Arboricultural Method Statements

• Carrying out tree risk assessments

• Supporting regional teams, including senior leadership and technical specialists

• Contributing to client relationships, business development and sales activities

• Mentoring and supporting junior members of the arboriculture team

• Preparing professional reports and technical documentation for clients and planning authorities

About You

To be considered for this position, candidates should demonstrate:

• At least 4 years’ experience in arboricultural consultancy

• Experience working with BS5837:2012 planning surveys

• Level 4 qualification or higher in Arboriculture

• Experience completing Tree Risk–Benefit Assessments

• Technical Membership (or higher) of the Arboricultural Association

• Experience mentoring or supporting junior team members

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Good organisational, project management and client management abilities

• A full UK driving licence

Working Arrangement

• Location: Manchester

• Hybrid working model with an expectation of approximately two days per week in the office or on site

Salary & Benefits

• £40,960 – £48,450 per year, depending on experience

• 4-day working week with full salary (80% time / 100% pay)

• Annual salary band review

• Opportunity to work within a collaborative and growing environmental consultancy

Apply

If you are an experienced arboricultural consultant looking to take the next step in your career within a supportive and forward-thinking consultancy, we would love to hear from you.